| Illinois Probable Starters (from last game) |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Trent Frazier |
6-1 |
170 |
So. |
15.9 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
1.9 spg (2nd in B1G) |
| G |
11 |
Ayo Dosunmu |
6-5 |
185 |
Fr. |
11.9 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
Leads B1G frosh in steals |
| G |
23 |
Aaron Jordan |
6-5 |
210 |
Sr. |
10.8 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
.448 3FG (30-67) |
| F |
2 |
Kipper Nichols |
6-6 |
220 |
r-Jr. |
9.1 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
28 pts vs. IU last yr (2 gms) |
| F |
15 |
Giorgi Bezhanishvili |
6-9 |
235 |
Fr. |
9.7 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 OREB/gm (15th in B1G) |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
| G |
0 |
Alan Griffin |
6-5 |
180 |
Fr. |
3.5 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
CH 11 pts. vs. Iowa State |
| G |
3 |
Drew Cayce |
6-1 |
175 |
r-Jr. |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Walkon in third year |
| F |
4 |
Zach Griffith |
6-6 |
210 |
So. |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Walkon is former manager |
| G |
5 |
Tevian Jones |
6-7 |
205 |
Fr. |
3.2 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
8 pts, 4 reb vs UE |
| G |
10 |
Andres Feliz |
6-2 |
185 |
Jr. |
7.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
19 pts, 7-11 FG vs. UNLV |
| C |
12 |
Adonis De La Rosa |
7-0 |
260 |
Gr. |
2.4 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
Grad transfer from Kent St. |
| G |
20 |
Da'Monte Williams |
6-3 |
200 |
So. |
4.1 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
11 steals |
| F |
22 |
Anthony Higgs |
6-8 |
235 |
Fr. |
- |
- |
- |
Won 2 HS state titles in MD |
| G |
32 |
Tyler Underwood |
6-2 |
180 |
r-Jr. |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
Son of Coach Underwood |
| C |
34 |
Samba Kane |
7-0 |
220 |
Fr. |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
8 pts, 4-5 FG vs. UNLV |
| G |
35 |
Samson Oladimeji |
6-4 |
200 |
Jr. |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Third-year walkon |
Career Record: 127-54/.702 (6th year)
At Illinois: 18-27/.400 (2nd year)
Series Notes vs. Indiana
Record: Indiana leads 91-87
Streak: Indiana W-1
Record in Bloomington: Indiana leads 56-29
Streak in Bloomington: Indiana W-6
Last Year's Meetings: ILL 73, IND 71 (1/24/18 @ILL) // IND 78, ILL 68 (2/14/18 @IND)
Underwood vs. Indiana: 1-1
Opening Tips
• The Fighting Illini resume conference play with a pair of road games this week, beginning on Thursday night at No. 21 Indiana (6 p.m. CT, FS1).
• Illinois plays its first four Big Ten games away from State Farm Center.
• Illinois has lost six straight in Bloomington, aiming for its first win at Assembly Hall since Jan. 9, 2010 (66-60).
• Illinois is looking to snap a 12-game skid against Top 25 teams, aiming for its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 20 Iowa, 68-66, in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament Second Round (March 10, 2016). The Illini's last road win over a ranked opponent, meanwhile, was a 66-63 victory at No. 24 Iowa on March 8, 2014.
• Trent Frazier averaged 15.5 points in two games last year against Indiana, while Kipper Nichols averaged 14.0 ppg last season against the Hoosiers.
• Illinois ranks sixth in the nation in turnover rate (kenpom), forcing turnovers on 24.9 percent of opponent possessions on the season.
• Illinois has led during the second half in seven of its nine losses.
• Illinois has played the No. 21-ranked schedule in the nation by kenpom.
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